Wisconsin Rapids leaders to take gander at proposed goose control plan

1:29 AM,
Mar. 7, 2013

Wisconsin Rapids city leaders are considering measures to cut down on the city's goose population.

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The Wisconsin Rapids City Council will consider plans to control the city's Canada goose population.

On Tuesday, members of the city Public Works Committee decided to move forward with a proposal from public works leaders to implement a plan to harvest the birds, whose numbers and waste have been causing problems, especially in city parks, Committee Chairman Tom Rayome said.

"We're looking at a way to (better) control the population," Rayome said. "The committee is hoping the council will move forward to ...